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Jun. 19, 2017

Thomas S. Kennedy

Chief Legal Officer Atlassian Inc. (San Francisco)

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By Paula Lehman-Ewing
Daily Journal Staff Writer

When Thomas S. Kennedy joined Atlassian Inc. in 2011 as the company's first general counsel, he immediately took to the founders' core value: "Open company, no bulls---."

The motto, he said, has kept the company free of litigation for the entirety of its 15-year history.

"A customer is going to get involved in litigation when they spend a lot of mo... (continued)

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